IBM AS/400e User Handbook Manual page 408

Removable Storage Media Devices
improved performance. All models have a viewing window through which the auto changer
can be seen.
The following table summarizes the 3995 C-Models supported on the AS/400 system.
3995 Capacity
Model
G
C40 104
C42 270
C44 540
C46 811
C48 1341
C20 104
C22 270
C24 540
C26 811
C28 1341
Only two model upgrades are supported. These are for the 3995 Model C24 to Model C26
and for the Model C44 to Model C46.
The AS/400 direct attach 3995 C-Models (C40, C42, C44, C46, and C48) can attach using
the following features:
• #2621 Removable Media Device Attachment support on OS/400 V3R2 only with a
maximum of four internal drives or less (for example, does not support the optional 6
drive configurations available for the model C46 and the model C48)
• #6534 Magnetic Media Controller (SPD) when using V4R2 or later
• #2729 Magnetic Media Controller (PCI) when using V4R2 or later
See "Magnetic Media Controllers" on page 383 for a description of these controllers.
The following OS/400 software is required to support 3995-C4x 8X optical drives:
• OS/400 V4R4
• OS/400 V4R3 with Group PTF SF99089 for 8X Support
• OS/400 V4R2 with Group PTF SF99088 for 8X Support
• OS/400 V3R2 with 5755-AS3 #1979 and PRPQ 5799-XBW #3520 with Group PTF
SF99079 for 8X Support
The AS/400 integrated file system provides UNIX-type access to optical files through
commands and APIs. It also provides workstation-to-AS/400 and AS/400-to-AS/400 access
to optical byte-stream files.
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Number of
Drives
Disks
20 1-2
52 2
104 2 or 4
156 4 or 6
258 4 or 6
20 1-2
52 2
104 2 or 4
156 4 or 6
258 4 or 6
Attachment Number of Auto
Changer Grippers
Direct
Direct
Direct
Direct
Direct
LAN
LAN
LAN
LAN
LAN
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2